Basic facts about Mauritania
| Country name: | Mauritania |
| Capital: | Nouakchott |
| Country code: | 337 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | Mauritanian ouguiya |
| Independence: | 1960-11-28 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from France |
| Total area (km2): | 1,030,700 |
| Land area (km2): | 1,030,700 |
| Water area (km2): | 0 |
| Population: | 3,437,610 |
| Population note: | 3,437,610 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Arabic |
| All languages: | Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya |
| Time zone: | (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+0) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +222 |
| Domain: | .mr |